Conservative groups funding voter suppression
Conservative groups are writing GOP voter suppression bills — and spending millions to pass them
Right-wing groups like Heritage and ALEC are crafting model legislation as GOP pushes over 250 restrictions
By IGOR DERYSH
MARCH 27, 2021 10:00AM (UTC)
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Family Research Council president Tony Perkins at the opening of the council's 2018 Value Voters Summit in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Republican state lawmakers who have rolled out more than 250 bills to restrict ballot access in more than 40 states, largely in response to President Donald Trump's false claims about election fraud, are receiving financial backing from an unusual coalition of Christian and "small government" groups.
The Family Research Council, the Susan B. Anthony List and the American Principles Project — all faith-based nonprofits — are spending millions to boost a Republican-led effort to restrict voting in dozens of states after the party lost the White House and the Senate amid record turnout and mail-in voting. Meanwhile, libertarian-leaning groups like FreedomWorks, Heritage Action — the political arm of the Heritage Foundation — and Tea Party Patriots are also planning an eight-figure investment to back the effort, which has already seen 253 restrictive bills introduced in 43 states, according to a Brennan Center for Justice analysis. Heritage Action also plans to team with allies like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to craft model legislation for state lawmakers to adopt.
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